The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-01-07
The Dakota legislature meets At Bis.
marck the 11th inst.
The Presidents New Years reception
was attended by between 1000 and 8, ,0Ot
people.

the GRAPHIC does not believe that
there is the slightest prospect for an ear
ly opening Of the Sioux reservation to
settlement. Nor it never has thought 40,
for that matter. To begin with. the ad-
ministration at Washington is against it
for various reasons. President Cleve-
land has IN Indian policy Of his own, for
one thing. and the opening of any more
public lands to settlement at present, or
the setting of Poor Lo adrift to shift for
himself just now Is not part Of it by
any means. One has only to read that
portion Of his last message treating Of
Indian Affairs to see that. Then again:
a congress that 10 constantly denying
Dakota the rights Of statehood is not H.
able to throw open government land with
In its borders which will at once increase
its population to great extent, thereby
augmenting it's strength and influence
abroad and in the nature Of things cre-
ating greater demand than ever for ad
mission into the Union. Not only are
these things working against the oper-
ing Of the reservation, but one need
scarcely go across the Mississippi-aye,
barely out Of Dakota-to learn how lit
tie interest is taken in the matter by the
people at large. We here on its bor-
ders hear It talked OF constantly and
read Of 1t daily. but East the people
know as little Of 1t as they do Of the
Congo country. The editor Of this pa
per while in Ohio at various times dur
ing the last few years has taken the pains
to interview prominent congressman
from that state, none Of whom seemed to
know much about the big reserve and
care less. This apathy runs all through
both houses Of congress. the reports sent
out by correspondents the Northwestern
press to the contrary notwithstanding.
Even the principal jobbing houses of
Chicago. who would naturally be bene-
tited by the opening Of the reserve. are
either unscquainted with the subject or
Indifferent to it. When the matter is
simmered down 1t will be found that the
principal interest manifested in the open
ing OF the land in question lies in Pierre
and Chamber lain and in other localities
that would be directly benefited. And it
may truthfully be said that this one
thing alone creates in the milds,of Con
gress the opinion that there may be SO
nigger in the wood-pile;" that tho count.
~ at large is not lying awake nights and
becoming bald headed because the land
ia not opened-that is. II Congress would
give the matter any attention at all. The
GRAPHIC would like TO zoe the reserva
tion opened, because 1t thinks 1t ought
to be, for reasons not necessary to re
iterate here; but 1t does not believe i,
ever viii be until the eastern press takei
hold Of the matter and thoroughly
awakens the people to the actual state Of
affairs. and until somebody or something
outside Of Pierre and Chamberlain o.
their representatives. knocks Congress
down with stuffed club-so to speak
and beats into It the fact that ther,
is country called Dakota, and that It Ii
good for something to the United Statel
besides corral for Uncle Sans rec
children and to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fol
pets Of the Administrative.